Peter has had to do a fair amount of discovery in this area, he may know the proper specs for AN glass appropriate for the scanner. You don't want to purchase the wrong AN glass and have the pattern show in the scans.
Bob
Peter has had to do a fair amount of discovery in this area, he may know the proper specs for AN glass appropriate for the scanner. You don't want to purchase the wrong AN glass and have the pattern show in the scans.
Bob
Good point Bob. How think would you say that Screen tray is? I realize how much thickness, pattern and glass color can affect scans. I'm tempted to buy the part from Screen, but I really don't want to. Peter, would you please chime in? Thank you.
We're talking about the hold down tray, right?
A scanner tech (who owns a Cezanne) suggested Non Glare Acrylite P99. For example, http://www.plasticareinc.com/Merchan...uct_Code=I6889
It's not that expensive, and so it should be worth checking out.
I have not tried it.
Currently, I use Screen clam shell holders. I do have an optical glass tray which I made, but I have to wet-mount with it to avoid Newton's rings. Other than that, though, I don't see a quality improvement, and so I don't go to the hassle of wet-mounting any more.
If worse comes to worse, I can saw up my old scanning bed. It should work find as a hold down tray.
“You often feel tired, not because you've done too much, but because you've done too little of what sparks a light in you.”
― Alexander Den Heijer, Nothing You Don't Already Know
Just to make sure we are on the same page, the plexi with handles is called a "clamp", not a tray I believe. It may change the price if the screen rep didn't understand the question. I have seen the platen called a tray in screen literature.
I know I'm grasping at straw, but it's worth mentioning. $600-700 is a bit much.
Bob
The official name, as I read from Screen's manual, is "Transparent Original Retaining Plate".
The scanning bed, i.e. the part you lay film down on, is called the "Standard Tray"
“You often feel tired, not because you've done too much, but because you've done too little of what sparks a light in you.”
― Alexander Den Heijer, Nothing You Don't Already Know
If the "tray" is $600-700, I would concider that a great way to refurbish a beater into a damn near new Cezanne. I would think that other than lamps, it is the only real "wear" item on a properly maintained scanner.
Bob
When I checked, about 2 years ago, a new standard tray was well over $1000.
“You often feel tired, not because you've done too much, but because you've done too little of what sparks a light in you.”
― Alexander Den Heijer, Nothing You Don't Already Know
That makes a lot more sense than a $700 hold down "clamp". My name btw.
It seems like the clamp plexi might be source able' and it is far less critical than bed (tray).
The tray is a fairly thick acrylic, same material that drum scanners use, I believe. I can see it being pricy in comparison.
Bob
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